Vacationing Portland couple escaped Lahaina as wildfire burned through the Maui town

Caroline Reay and Gerry Williams found themselves among the chaos as thousands fled Lahaina and fire overtook the town.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland couple can count themselves among the lucky ones who escaped just as flames tore through the city of Lahaina on Maui last week. They told The Story’s Pat Dooris that at first it wasn’t obvious there was a problem, and throughout the ordeal many people seemed unaware of the danger that roared toward the town.

Caroline Reay and her husband, Gerry Williams, flew from Portland to Hawaii early this month. They were celebrating 29 years of marriage and Reay’s retirement from her

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